AMATEUR ATHLETICS.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 172, 23 July 1928, Page 12

AMATEUR ATHLETICS.

SAVIDAN'S BRILLIANT WIN. SPRINT TO KERRISK. Tin' feuuiren of Saturday s scri's of thf athletic programmes conducted lo tli«> A.A.A. and C.C. was the perfornn: ih-p of tlt«- Auckland champion distancu runner. J. Savidan. Concediug starts ranging up to five minutes in live miles, Jie passed inan after man until lie was in I"r«:i• c with a-<|iiarter of a mile to go. From then on lie liad matters all his own way, and went on to win easily by 30 yards, llenshal). after being one of the leading division all tin- way. battled on gamely to jrot s<M-omJ. The 75 yards handicap pro-du<-ed a thrilling finish. the three placed men Hashing to tiie tape almost in line. The winner. Kerrisk. seored his first success of the winter series, but oil several occasions lie lias been in a place. V. 11. Walker was unlucky, being badly interfered with in thL' lust few strides. Results :—- 7.". YAIt lIS HANDICAP First Heat.- V. It. Walker. IJyds, 1: A. Kerrisk, 4iyds, J ; N. Nilsen, ovds, 3. Time, 7 4-os. Second Heat.—A. Butler iyd. 1: J. Tipping, 11yds, - ; L. Meredith, livds, 3 Time Bs. Filial. A. Kerrisk. 4Jyds 1 A. Butler, lyd '2 J. Tipping, 11yds !!!!!* 3 Time, 7 4-ss. FOUR MILES STEEPLECHASE. J. W. Savidan. scr 1 K. Henshall. 110s •_» J. Green. IJJOs j 3 A. Browne, 115s j 4 Time, l'3m L'ls. PUTTING THE SHOT. R. G. Kirkwood. 33ft 4in 1 W. Stewart, sen.. 32ft 4iii :> D. Grant. 32ft i!in 3 THROWING THE DISCUS. W. Stewart, sen., 101 ft loin 1 K. G. Kirkwood. lotlft 7iu 2 A. Clarke, 98fi "Jin 3